Mads Tolling Quartet : "Celebrating Svend Asmussen"

The legendary master of the jazzviolin
: Svend Asmussen, my bandleader for more than 15 years, celebrates his
100 !! Birthday on February 28. 2016.One of his many admirers is 35
year old San Francisco resident Mads Tolling. Known for his work in the
US with Stanley Clarke and grammy award winning crossover ensemble
"Turtle Island String Quartet".We'll be playing 37 concerts in Denmark ,Sweden, Norway and Germany, during February and March.See live dates Mads Tolling Quartet feb-mar 2016

Great to be back in Japan with these wonderful players and great people.
Nicki Parrott - Vocals-Bass / Harry Allen Tenor saxophone/ Vince Cherico - Drums
/ John DiMartino - Piano

June 5-12 2016

Another very enjoyable jazzcruise with JazzDagen Travels. From London to my hometown Copenhagen !

Feb 2. 2016

New CD : Mads Tolling Quartet : "Celebrating Svend Asmussen"The
legendary master of the jazzviolin : Svend Asmussen, my bandleader for
more than 15 years, celebrates his 100 !! Birthday on February 28. 2016.One
of his many admirers is 35 year old San Francisco resident Mads
Tolling. Known for his work in the US with Stanley Clarke and grammy
award winning crossover ensemble "Turtle Island String Quartet".We'll be playing 37 concerts in Denmark ,Sweden, Norway and Germany, during February and March.

Just back from a wonderful 2 weeks in the USfirst
week in sunny Phoenix Arizona with a great lineup Nicki Parrott,
Rossano Sportiello, John Cocuzzi, Randy Reinhart, Russ Phillips and Tom
Fischer.then a week in Washington DC with Scott Hamilton sax, Chuck Redd vibes and drums and Tommy Cecil on bass. Truly enjoyable.

"..Every single standard on this album is played with a refreshing wonder. Let’s be honest with ourselves, too often new jazz albums fall short in firing our jaded interests. It
is very tough for a jazz musician today to find originality as he or
she is up against EVERYTHING that has gone on before them. An
unforgiving task to be sure. Jacob Fischer has found the way to
spur my interest as this album grows and grows with each successive
listen. No Django clone in any way shape or form. This gentleman is on
his way with this Arbors Jazz album number two. Don’t miss it and
here’s to many more! .."

sep 23. - oct 30. 2015

Fall tour 2015 with Mads Tolling
Quartet - highly succesful jazz violinist making a rare visit to Denmark from his present
home in San Francisco where he plays with a.o. Stanley Clarke and the
Turtle Island String Quartet.

4/5 star review of "in NYC" from DIG jazz sweden"..Jacob
Fischers ”In New York City”
is a well worked-out and actually also somewhat different album, well
worth to discover and include even in the most selective of record
collections. Jacob is without a doubt one of our "great" scandinavian
jazmusicians""..Jacob Fischers ”In New York City”
är ett väl genomarbetat och faktiskt också lite annorlunda album, väl
värt att ta del av och att införliva även i den kräsnaste skivsamling.
Jacob är tveklöst en av våra ”stora” skandinaviska jazzmusikanter.."

July 20 2015

Just back from Edinburgh Jazzfestival, had the great joy to do some gigs with the greats Warren Vache and Scott Hamilton.Read a five star review Scotlandherald or at Alison Kerr's blog."...Danish guitarist Jacob Fischer – a dazzlingly attentive, responsive and
inventive player who masterfully wove Vache’s melodic lines into his
accompaniment or embroidered around them..."We also did a concert led by the great Scottish pianist Brian Kellock.

July 14 2015

Celebrating
the music of Lars Gullin with trumpeter Jan Allan and Hans Backenroth
trio at openair scene "Skansen" with amazing view over Stockholm

April
2015

release of my
second album for Arbors records in the US.
Jacob Fischer ... In New York City
Featuring
some of the best musicians from the east coast in a selection of
wonderful standards in fresh and inventive arrangements. The
classic mellow sound of vibes and guitar spiced up with a bit
of
Django and some bluesy slide guitar. All on the classical nylon string
guitar. Great rhythm section work by Webber and Wilson and Chuck Redd
is one swinging vibes player.
Recorded at Avatar studios

New release
for Arbors records in the US as a follow-up to "Guitarist"
released in 2012..
Recorded at Avatar studios in NYC in june. featuring Chuck Redd on vibes,
John Webber
on Bass and Matt Wilson
on drums

9-10 jan. 2015

Soloist withe
the classical chamber orchestra Diamantensemblet at the royal library in
Copenhagen for their new years concert.

Review of "Guitarist" by Pat
Goodhope. International Association of Jazz Record Collectors Journal :
"..This
new CD is full of surprises and variety and showcases Jacob Fischer as
a major talent that deserves greater exposure .."

feb 2013

New York Recording San Diego
performance
Recording session at Avatar studios in NYC for the Japanese Venus label
with the the
wonderful Nicki Parrott - Vocals - Bass / Tim Horner - Drums
/ John DiMartino - Piano and Gil Goldstein - accordion

feb 2013

US review frommidwestrecordJACOB
FISCHER/Guitarist: ".. An
aficionado of Django, Fischer has the master's strum right down to
the last fingernail swipe. Choosing songs from the era, even when
sneaking in a co-write with co-hort Bucky Pizzarelli, everyone here
is having a great time leaving their fingerprints on these classics
passionately played in the classic style. Played with more gusto than
an homage or a tribute, this is one of those from the heart
recordings where the stars have aligned properly over it and are
shining brightly in approval. A great find for any classic jazzbo ears."